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Utility scale biogas plants, a real opportunity now for regional Qld

Qld Farm Energy Technology Forum 16/2/16Presented by: Fiona Waterhouse - Utilitas Pty Ltd CEO

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Agenda• What’s driving the deployment of Utility Scale Biogas Plants?

• The Biogas Utility Business Model

• What we are doing differently

• Case studies of existing projects

• Utility scale biogas projects – supporting producer cost reductions and expansion opportunities

• Call-out for “Anchor Tenants” & “Off-takers”

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What’s driving this now?

• Demand expected to grow 75%

• Producers need more energy and produce more waste

• Likely to trigger new environmental requirements to expand facilities

• Preference to direct their own capital to expand production

Sustainable Disposal Options

Proven designs & components

Digestate • Fertigation (liquid)• Animal Bedding (solid)• Soil Conditioner (solid)• Fibre-based Products (solid)• Growing Medium (solid)• Vermiculture

Flexible fuel source~60% methane

Solid waste disposal

Liquid waste disposal

“Reliable” Generation

“Bio-Battery”

N & P Recovery

Heat Recovery

Biogas Upgrade (Bio-methane, BioCNG, BioLNG)

Liquid Nutrient Concentration

The Biogas Utility Business Model

Pre-treatmentCo-digestion

Conducive to Co-operative Approaches

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Utilitas Biogas Energy Developer

Est. 2010

• Advanced Anaerobic Digestion - biogas upgrade, digestate upgrade, pre-treatment

• Proprietary process designs for recovering value from organic waste and wastewater

• "European style" "tank based" digesters, fully engineered process plants, Tier 1 equipment suppliers, experienced local contractors

• Co-operative approach to project development

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200kWe Biogas Energy Delivered

Owner Client owned project.

Location Queensland, Australia

Throughput Treats approximately 250KL/day of pig manure (13,000SPU) other organic residuals

Capacity 200kWe (electricity)/286kWt (thermal)

200kWe is enough to power approximately 235 Queensland homes (ref: www.energymadeeasy.gov.au)

Type European style “anaerobic digester tanks”. Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR)

Purpose Displace grid electricity on-site to reduce the businesses exposure to increasing electricity costs

Firsts First application of tank based anaerobic digesters in agriculture in Queensland; First co-digestion project in Queensland

Stage Operational. Connected to Ergon Electricity Network since April 2015

Contract Engineering, Procurement & Construction Management (EPCM)

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1.2MWe-10MWt Detailed Design

Owner Client owned project.

Location NSW, Australia

Throughput 3ML/day abattoir waste, 1500hpd cattle

Capacity 1.2MWe (electricity)/10MWt (thermal)

Type European style “anaerobic digester tanks”. Continuously Stirred Tank Reactors (CSTR) & High Rate Anaerobic (HRA)

Purpose Displace coal in boiler, reduce site wide carbon emissions, reduce other site emissions

Firsts First abattoir in Australia to treat all organic waste streams on-site (solid and liquid)Globally significant biogas project in both scale and scope

Stage Detailed Design

Contract Engineering, Procurement & Construction Management (EPCM)

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Utility Scale Biogas RegionalProjects

Owner Utilitas + Local Partners + Financiers - Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV)

Locations Lockyer Valley, Ipswich, Bundaberg, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Wide Bay, FNQ, GulfNorthern Rivers NSW, WA

Scale >1MWe Installed Capacity >500kLpd Wastewater >100tpd Solid Organic Waste

Step 1 Map Biogas “Hot Spots” – Major Waste/Wastewater sources; Electricity grid-constraints; Planning

Step 2 Scoping Studies and RFP for “Anchor Tenants” and “Off-takers”

Step 3 “Bankable Feasibility Studies” which includes: securing the site (buy or lease arrangements), having planning and environmental approvals, network connection arrangements and waste and energy contracts in place with the major counterparties.

Contracts Design, Build, Own, Operate, Maintain (DBOOM)

Biogas-As-A-Service – land, waste, wastewater, energy, fertiliser contracts with reliable counterparties wanting access to sustainable disposal, energy and fertiliser options & energy hedge

Biogas-As-A-Service

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Call-out• "Anchor tenants" >0.5ML/d 100t/d /1MWe - co-location

• Food processors looking to expand

• Electricity – Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

• Fuel – biogas, biomethane, bioCNG, bioLNG

• Waste collection and disposal

• Logistics supplier backload opportunities

• Local fertiliser options

For further information, please contact:

Fiona Waterhouse

Level 1, Suite 12, 30 Florence Street

Teneriffe QLD 4005

info@utilitas.com.au

Tel: +61 7 3105 2819